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06/10/25
AIFMD 2 and UCITS 6 – Luxembourg implementation bill of law

On 3 October 2025, bill of law no 8628 implementing Directive (EU) 2024/927…

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03/10/25
US fund managers: efficient structuring of Luxembourg staff …

US fund managers (USFM) often turn to Luxembourg for EU capital raising and…

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UCITS IV: UPDATED ESMA Q&A ON ITS GUIDELINES ON ETFS AND OTHER UCITS ISSUES

On 9 January 2015, ESMA published an updated version of its Q&A on its guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues. In summary

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IMMOBILISATION OF BEARER SHARES : CSSF FAQ AND REMINDER

On 30 December 2014, the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector (the "CSSF") published its first FAQ concerning the Law of …

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Immobilisation of Bearer Shares And Units: Deadlines for Compulsory Deposit on 18 February 2015

The Law of 28 July 2014 concerning the compulsory deposit and immobilisation of shares and units in bearer form (the "Law") imposes the compulsory dep…

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Mandatory immobilisation of bearer shares and units

As per our previous article dated 2014 in relation to the law dated July 28th 2014 on the immobilisation of shares and corporate units in bearer form …

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Reform of the Bearer Shares Regime In Luxembourg

Instead of abolishing bearer shares as already done or planed to be done by some neighboring countries, the Luxembourg lawmaker, after leading an in-d…

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Law concerning the compulsory deposit and immobilisation of shares and units in bearer form

The Law of 28 July 2014 concerning the compulsory deposit and immobilisation of shares and units in bearer form (the "Law") was published in the Mémor…

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Confirmation of mechanism of capital restructuring, Court of Appeals, Luxembourg, 10 July 2014

On 10 July 2014, the Court of Appeals confirmed the conditions set forth mainly by the French courts regarding the mechanism of capital restructuring …

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BANKRUPTCY DECLARED FOR ESPIRITO SANTO INTERNATIONAL S.A.

The Luxembourg District Court sitting in commercial matters has declared bankrupt the group parent company ESPIRITO SANTO INTERNATIONAL S.A. (ESI) on …

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CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORIES REGULATION

Regulation (EU) 909/2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories ("CSD Regulation") was publis…

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First sovereign Sukuk in Luxembourg

The Law of 12 July 2014 approved the issue of a sovereign Sukuk in the amount of € 200 million by a special purpose vehicle ("SPV") wholly owned by th…

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COLLECTION OF STATISTICAL DATA FROM FINANCIAL COMPANIES BY THE LUXEMBOURG CENTRAL BANK

Within the framework of its tasks, the "Banque centrale de Luxembourg" (the Luxembourg Central Bank) has to transmit comprehensive and reliable statis…

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New procedures concerning filings with the RCS

As from 1 November 2014, all filings with the Trade and Companies Register (registre du commerce et des sociétés) ("RCS") must be done electronically …

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Updated ESMA Q&A on AIFMD

On 30 September 2014, ESMA published an updated version of its Q&A on the application of the AIFMD.

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ESMA Guidelines on AIFM reporting obligations

On 8 August 2014, ESMA published the translation of the Guidelines on reporting obligations under Articles 3(3) d and 24(1), (2) and (4) of the AIFMD …

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UCITS V Directive

The UCITS V Directive (Directive 2014/91/EU of 23 July 2014 on UCITS as regards depositary functions, remuneration policies and sanctions) ("UCITS V")…

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Investor protection in the event of a material change to an open-ended UCI

CSSF Circular 14/591 (the "Circular") confirms the administrative practice of the CSSF in the case of a material change to investors' interests in an …

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Over-reliance on credit ratings Directive

Directive 2013/14/EU (the "Directive") amends different pieces of EU legislations including, but not limited to, the UCITS directive and the AIFMD. Ac…

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Revision of the definition of European money market funds

ESMA Opinion 2014/1103 (the "Opinion") aims at amending the guidelines issued by CESR (CESR/10-049) in 2010 on a common definition of European money m…

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New UCITS collateral diversification requirements

ESMA Guidelines 2014/937 (the "Guidelines") amend the guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues dated 18 December 2012 and provide new rules on the co…

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Luxembourg reforms its bearer shares regime

On 16 July 2014, Luxembourg adopted the law concerning the compulsory deposit and immobilization of shares and units in bearer form (hereafter the "La…

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